Reinstate COVID-19 Booster Vaccinations for Adults Aged 65-74

Rejected 16 signatures

What the petition asks

The UK Government must immediately reinstate COVID-19 booster vaccination’s for all adults aged 65-74, reversing the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation recommendation to limit it to those aged 75. This change will protect this group from preventable COVID-19 deaths and hospitalisations.

Excluding 65-74 year olds saves £112-114M in vaccine costs but risks 455 deaths (227-910), saving £80M in pensions (£175,000/death). With 70% uptake in 2023-24, this group values boosters. This policy risks lives to cut costs, effectively culling pensioners. Reinstate to save lives and reduce hospitalisations.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

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Timeline

19 Oct 2025	Petition opened for signatures
21 Nov 2025	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 16

Status Rejected

Rejected 21 Nov 2025

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